Comment by heavyset_go

17 hours ago

Popular vote would have made sure civil rights legislation never passed and everything down to the schools and bathrooms would still be segregated.

I think you are wrong but it's hard to guess what would would happen in the past. Meanwhile a lot of unpopular policies are implemented right now.

You are hoping "good minority" will get its way ahead of "evil majority" in indirect democracy but if anything I see the reverse happening in a lot of Western countries today.